Sectional furniture.



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PATENT FRANK MAOEY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRED MAOEY COMPANY, LIMITED, OF- GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

SECTIONAL FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,654, dated May 12, 1903.

Application filed May 31, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK MAOEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Furniture, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in sectional furniture, such as file-cases or bookcases and the like. 7

The objects of the invention are, first, to provide a construction of sectional furniture which when assembled will be so perfectly assembled, no matter to what extent the same may be extended, that it will have the appearance of a continuous piece of furniture; second, to provide a construction of sec tional furniture which can be substantially finished complete in a square and then by the addition of a simple partbe made intermediate with other sections in a perfect and satisfactory manner.

Another object is to provide a construction of sectional furniture in which each and every section will be complete in and of itself without the addition of either an especially-constructed base or top section, although such bases and top sections can be adopted and used in connection, if desired, as I have clearly illustrated.

Further objects relative to details of con: struction whereby the aforesaid results are accomplished in an effective and satisfactory manner Will appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in this specification.

The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in Which Figure 1 isa front elevation of a combined sectional file-case, bookcase, and card-index embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail transverse sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged Serial N0.62,546l (Remodel-i V detail longitudinal sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the rear top portion of a full-length section. Fig. 5 is an inverted perspective view of the bottom portion of a full-length section. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a cresting sometimes used on top of a section as a sort of book-rest in place of an elaborate cornice, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the same being suitably grooved to fit on a rear rib of the section.

In the drawings all of the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section-lines, and similarletters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings A is the base-section.

B is the top section, and O O, D D, and E E are intermediate or body sections containing the drawers or forming the bookcasesection, as the case may be.

At the rearof the top of each section I insert a rib a by rabbeting away the rear edge of the top and inserting the strip a, within this rabbet next to the back, whereby it is $6- curely held in position by simply nailing or bygluing. I rabhet away the rear under side of each section next to the back to correspond, so that the rib or of a given section will project into the groove a .of a superimposed section. I cut a notch in the center of the rib a, as seen clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, the portion cut away being equal to twice the thickness of the end pieces of the section.

I provide full-length sections A A and fulllength sections 0 and half-length sections, as O 0, whereby the sections can be piled one above another and break joints, a halfsection, as 0, being placed on one end of a section A, a full section 0 extending from middle to middle of sections A A and another half-section 0 being put on the right side. Above these sections 0 C are placed full sections D D, and above these are placed halfsect-ions E E at each end, with a full section E at the center, and on these are'placed fulllength sections of cornice B B. It will be observed that by this means the joints are broken, so that the sectional furniture when assembled presents the appearance of being a continuous piece of furniture. This plan is effective,of course,forsing1e sections, because there the parts will be superimposed one above the other. Itis also adapted for a section and a half in length, because the section can be piled in that manner by providing the proper half-length base and top section. It is also adapted to the length of two full sections, as clearly appears from Fig. 1, and can be continued and varied indefinitely. It will be observed that the sections can be drawer-sections or bookcase-sections of any usual or convenient design or drawer-sections for ca rdindex or for files of any description or for cabinets of any description, as desired.

AsI have before stated, in place of a top cornice B a cresting B, as illustrated in Fig. (5, can be employed and the top can be used for books. 1 have illustrated What I consider the simplest and most efiective means for securing the proper alinement by the projecting ribs; but this can of course be varied. I preferably put felt buttons on the bottom of each section to separate it slightly from the section below. Other spacing devices might be employed, if desired, to avoid the necessity of a perfect fit between the parts and also to admit air to prevent warping. Other doweling means might be used in the relations trally to receive the adjacent ends of overlapping superimposed sections, and grooves with closed ends in their lower rear edges adapted to engage said ribs,whereby the whole is locked together to form a continuous piece of furniture.

2. In sectional furniture, the combination of sections of full length and hal f-length, provided with corresponding dowel means on their upper and under surfaces whereby they can be interlapped together to break joints to form a continuous piece of furniture, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK MAOEY. [n s.]

Witnesses:

J NO. M. SOHRAM, CARL S. HESTER. 

